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  1. Hayabusa Venomous

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    Looking to get one sometime this year. Won't be my main computer; that's my future desktop. Still want a pretty good laptop that can play a few games on better-than-shit graphics with good performance; for instance: League of Legends, Payday 2, and if possible, Fallout 3/New Vegas and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

    Price range: up to $900.

    (Lemme know if this thread needs to be moved too.)
     
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  2. Iskandar King of Conquerors

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    Misty, you are up. Bring your knowledge to the table. The most I can say is Alienware, but since I've heard they were bought by Dell, I've also been told to go away from them....though that's only my dad, and he claims it's because of them using cheap factory parts, but I don't know a thing, so I still take his word for it a lot.
     
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    Only thing I've heard about Alienware is that they're overpriced and not worthy of the PC Master Race.
     
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  4. jafar custom title

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    not hp because that **** overheats
     
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  5. Hayabusa Venomous

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    Alienware is a hell no. My friend has an Alienware laptop and already advises none of us to get one. Sure they're good, but you can easily get the same performance and graphics with a different name and cheaper price. Alienware is paying for a brand.

    Just in general, or specific models?
     
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  7. Misty gimme kiss

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    Libre gave you some good links. HP laptops do have overheating issues (I have one) but that's really true of most laptops these days. Because we're trying to make them smaller and smaller, heat dissipation isn't as good. If you're gaming at a desk you might want to invest in a cooling pad.
     
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  9. ♥♦♣♠Luxord♥♦♣♠ Chaser

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    Alienware = Dell

    Dell = no
     
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  10. Nate_River Hollow Bastion Committee

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    Just get the one that has the most backlighting and is either gun metal grey or carbon black cause it's a proven fact that those ones perform up to 100% besterer.
     
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  12. Hayabusa Venomous

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    So far, these two are looking to be my best picks. They're available at the base exchange I frequently shop at, where I won't have to pay tax.

    Here are the two with some copy-pasted pics and features.

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    (not sure if this is the right picture, but they did have the model in-store when I checked)
    • Operating System: Windows 8.1
    • Processor and Graphics: Intel® Core™ i7-4510U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.10GHz) with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0; AMD Radeon™ R7 M260 with hybrid graphics (2GB DDR3 memory)
    • Memory: 12GB DDR3L 1600MHz (not user upgradeable)
    • Storage Drive: 1TB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
    • Display: 15.6 in. diagonal widescreen TruBrite® TFT display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD); Native support for 720p content; 16:9 aspect ratio; LED backlit
    • Sound: Built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers; DTS Sound
    • Input Devices: LED Backlit Premium Frameless TruType Keyboard with 10-Key; Clickpad pointing device with multi-touch control
    • Communications: HD webcam and microphone; 10/100/1000 Ethernet; Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 3160; Bluetooth v4.0
    • Memory Card Reader: Secure Digital, SDHC, SDXC, miniSD, microSD, Multi Media Card
    • Ports: HDMI® with 4K Ultra HDoutput capability; Microphone input port; Headphone output port; 1 x USB 3.0 port with USB Sleep and Charge; 1 x USB 3.0 port; 1 x USB 2.0 port; RJ-45 LAN port

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    Operating System: Windows 8.1

    • Intel Core i7-4500U Haswell 1.8GHz (Turbo up to 3GHz)
    • 8 GB System Memory (DDR3L)
    • Nvidia GeForce GT 840M 2GB DDR3
    • 1TB 5400RPM HDD
    • DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
    • 15.6" HD (1366 x 768), Glossy
    • HD Web Camera
    • Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet
    • 802.11BGN WLAN
    • Bluetooth 4.0
    • SD Card Reader
    • Sonic Master Audio
    • Chiclet style Keypad
    • Built-in Wide 16:9 Touchpad
    • 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x Audio Jack (Head Phone-out/Microphone-in), 1 x RJ-45 LAN, 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA

    What do you guys think?
     
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  15. jafar custom title

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    Pretty much in general. It's just the way they build their laptops. (speaking from experience).
     
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  16. muff monkey Twilight Town Denizen

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    I have an Acer, with similar specs like the one that libre posted, and it plays WoW beautifully. And if you really don't like windows 8, there's so many different things you can install that will make it seem like you don't even have it. I just use classic shell, which gives me a start menu like windows 7 and below had, and most of the time I forget I even have WIN8.
     
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  18. Misty gimme kiss

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    To be honest for everyday use and some gaming... I doubt you'll notice the difference between 8GB of RAM and 12GB.
     
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    Will I notice a difference whenever we finally get around to upgrading my RAM from two gigabytes to four gigabytes? :D
     
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